![]() ![]() He grew up Jewish, and has said he doesn't believe in God, but "I pray three or four times a day." įierstein attended High School of Art and Design and received a BFA from the Pratt Institute in 1973. įor his role on the television show Cheers, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.įierstein was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jacqueline Harriet ( née Gilbert), a school librarian, and Irving Fierstein, a handkerchief manufacturer. ![]() He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007. ![]() Fierstein also wrote the book for the Tony Award-winning musicals Kinky Boots, Newsies, and Tony Award-nominated, Drama League Award-winner A Catered Affair. He received his third Tony Award, Best Book of a Musical, for the musical La Cage aux Folles and his fourth, the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Fierstein won two Tony Awards, Best Actor in a Play and Best Play, for Torch Song Trilogy. Doubtfire, Independence Day, and as the voice of Yao in Mulan and Mulan II. He is best known for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy and Hairspray and movie roles in Mrs. Harvey Forbes Fierstein ( / ˈ f aɪər ˌ s t iː n/ FIRE-steen born June 6, 1954) is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. ![]()
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